Guys, I seem to kick pretty fast without a board but when I swim at max speed or close to that speed I can't seem to kick like that. My legs drop in the water. I can't kick out of the water which I believe is very much essential to sprinting fast. I believe you guys can help my with this problem. Here's a video of me kicking at a moderate pace without board. I used two strokes in the end and you can see that as soon as I started to stroke my legs dropped :
Kicking 25m without board at moderate speed. - YouTube
So what is the solution to this problem ? HOW can I connect that without board kick with my full stroke swimming which I believe will make me a lot faster sprinter. Thanx in advance to you all.......................
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I used to be able to kick great, but could not implement that same kick in my stroke; but I eventually got it and I can now kick just like I do with a board, within my stroke.
I recommend adding the board to your kicking - I believe that this is a much better emulator of your swimming body position then without a board.
Sets that have kick (w/board) and then swim work the best, such as 100's that are 50 kick, 50 swim - so you can really get used to the kick and then get right into the swim, keeping the kick there. Another idea, is dropping the board in the middle of the pool, keeping the kick, and just adding the arms.
I used to be able to kick great, but could not implement that same kick in my stroke; but I eventually got it and I can now kick just like I do with a board, within my stroke.
I recommend adding the board to your kicking - I believe that this is a much better emulator of your swimming body position then without a board.
Sets that have kick (w/board) and then swim work the best, such as 100's that are 50 kick, 50 swim - so you can really get used to the kick and then get right into the swim, keeping the kick there. Another idea, is dropping the board in the middle of the pool, keeping the kick, and just adding the arms.
